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Union pleads for action four years after B.C. crane collapse that killed five people

KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, JUL 11 – The union urges authorities to start a criminal trial after a crane collapse killed five people, with four more collapses occurring since the 2021 incident, union officials said.

  • A B.C. construction union is calling for action four years after a crane collapse in Kelowna killed five people.
  • The union wants the BC Prosecution Service to move forward with criminal charges and WorkSafeBC to release its investigation report.
  • Delays in laying charges and releasing the report have hindered understanding the tragedy and making necessary changes, the union says.
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Union pleads for action four years after B.C. crane collapse that killed five people

BURNABY - Officials from a B.C. construction union say it's been four years since a crane collapse killed five people in Kelowna, and their families and the industry are still waiting for answers from WorkSafeBC about what happened, and from…

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